One of Cleethorpes' most popular bars and restaurants will undergo a double extension to cater for growing visitors.

Tale of Two has been given the green light by North East Lincolnshire's planning department to extend both the ground and second floor to go ahead with plans for bigger wedding celebration facilities and and an expanded bar.

As part of the work, offices will be converted and the building will be extended giving them a bigger bar and restaurant on the ground floor, as well as the larger wedding venue on the second floor.

The ground floor extension will create a new bar and additional seating, as well as more kitchen space, on previously external roofing.

The upstairs extension will convert office space into an extended wedding venue and an office and storeroom will be built on top of the downstairs extension.

In the design and access statement submitted as part of the application, DMC Architecture, said: “Due to the continued and ever-increasing success of the venue, additional space is required to serve the restaurant area on the first floor and the wedding facilities on the second floor.

Tale Of Two, in Cleethorpes, has proven popular since it was expanded from Riverside in 2016

“The proposed use for the premises is considered to be wholly appropriate for the location within the defined commercial and shopping area of Cleethorpes where the existing use as a bar, restaurant and wedding venue has been well established over time.”

The permission was granted under delegated powers subject to multiple conditions, mostly adhering to the planning application, as well as making sure work is only carried out during the day and within three years.

The Dickensian named bar and restaurant launched in 2016, it quickly established itself as a popular place to go on the Cleethorpes seafront.

They handed over the reins of the Alexandra Road venue to the private landlords they worked with to create it a year ago.

Set across three floors, it has grown as a high-end bar and eatery known for its cocktails and tapas, with a first floor restaurant offering an amazing view from one of the highest points in Cleethorpes.

It obtained a wedding licence in 2017, with intimate ceremonies held in a function room on the second floor.

Before Abbys Group took it over, it was Riverside, converted from a doctor's surgery in 2005. Neighbouring buildings were knocked through to double the footprint to create Tale of Two - which also inspired its name - two buildings becoming one.

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